There are three trig stations along Narrow Neck (or more accurately four trigs, as the fire tower is also a trig point), with the Narrow Neck Trig standing at the highest point along the “neck”.
The current trig station is in good condition, with a concrete base and metal vane. Despite the elevatiuon of the trig, there are no views from here.
The firetower itself is also a passive trig station (TS10214), with the central antenna mast acting as the horizontal reference. The antenna is 1,100m above sea level, 30m above the elevation of the traditional trig point. The steel lattice tower was constructed in 1960, shortly after the road along Narrow Neck replaced the bushwalking track.
Nearby is the location of the Narrow Neck Old trig, marked by a pin in the ground; it would originally have been a traditional stone cairn.
Getting to Narrow Neck Trig
The easiest way to get to the Narrow Neck trig station is from the carpark near the start of Narrow Neck. It’s a 12km return walk along the firetrail, with some great views along the way. The Narrow Neck carpark is about 5km from Katoomba Station (10min drive).
A much more challenging but shorter way (7km return) is the bushwalk from Dunphys Campground up Carlon Head, which is one of the harder Narrow Neck passes. Dunphys Campground is about 23km (35min drive) from Blackheath.
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